San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-04-07
Married.

JAMES RUSSELL. On yesterday evening,
the 9Th inst, at Austin, Mr.. Hughes u.
James and Miss Mary Russell, both OF San
Marcos, Rev. b. Harris officiating.
We were privileged to be present on the
above happy occasion. The wedding trans
pired at the hospitable mansion of Col. John
NJ Swisher, the noted Texas veteran, whose
wife, the well known authorizes, Belle F.
Swisher, is the elder sister of the bride.
The occasion was all the more pleasant from
the fact of the presence of several of the
friends of the contracting parties at present
or formerly of San Marcos. Besides the
officiating minister, Mr.. Harris, there were
in attendance from this place Mrs. John i.
Malone and Mrs. VIM. O. Thomas, nieces
of the bridegroom, their husbands and
children; and Mrs. Hook, Mrs. Geo. Il,
McGehee, Mrs. j. W. Earnest, and Miss
Bette Coleman (now of Austin,) all of
whom had been associated almost as one
family with the bride. 1t was emipently
Characteristic of her to thus surround her
self, at this one of the supreme moments OF
woman's life, with congenial circle OF
attached friends. Besides these there were
present from Austin Judge Richardson, well
remembered in Hays county, an old visit
ing neighbor at Col. Swishei's, Mrs. Peck,
Mrs. Moore, Mr.. Huldock, artist. Mr..
Wills, musician, and perhaps others, besides
Miss Barnes, visitor from Galveston. The
scene presented in the parlors of the quaint
old style mansion-dating back per-
haps to the period of the Republic OF Tex
as-was picturesque aud animated. There
were abundant floral and art decorations,
and music lent its charms to the occasion.
The presents were numerous and elegant.
aside from the usual line of which we make
special mention of beautiful sketch from
the pencil of Mrs. Swisher of View on
the Perdinales"-a Hays county scene.
The morriage ceremony was rendered in
Mr.. Harris best style, the full service being
given, ring included. After congratulations
the party were invited to prrtake of q very
elegant collation., which was discussed with
| zest, while wit and pleasantly ruled the hour.
According to modern philosophers, the
law of natural selection should be allowed
to prevail in matrimonial alliances, and it
appears to have done SO in the present in
stance. That law alone, however, might
| be SO misunderstood as to lead to mistakes.
But when, as in the case before us, it is re-
enforced by an intimate acquaintance
through long years of waiting and trial,
with no diminution of mutual interest, there
would seem to be no reasonable doubt that
such an attachment might be relied on to
stand all tests and be enduring as life it.
self. We congratulate the bridegroom on
having won woman much more than ordi-
narily gifted IN mind and heart, and we
congratulate the bride on having married
the man of her choice.
Another pleasant feature of this union is
that it affords another instance of the fusion
which is steadily going on between the late
hostile elements of the North and South,
tine bride being an ardent Republican,
from Yankeedom, while the bridegroom
'wore the gray" in the 'late unpleasant
ness" Thus comes the American millen-
mum.
We should be tempted 10 say much more
of this very pleasant occasion, but the press
is waiting, so we will only add that the
happy pair left on the evening train for
San Antonio, which is to be their home for
some time, followed by the best wishes for
their continued happiness of the entire San
Marcos delegation, most of whom returned
| by the same train. '-